Gone are the days when the first games of the season would be referred to as the opening afternoon - with the TV companies appetite for sporting content and an army of armchair viewers we now have an "opening weekend" with games being played this weekend on Saturday ,Sunday and Monday .
So , were there any major surprises in the Premier League opening weekend ?
Certainly Manchester United's … [Read more...]

20th February, 2012. Another year without a trophy for Arsenal as Sunderland found new energy to beat them 2-0 at the Stadium of Light.
Will Villas-Boas become the sixth manager to be replaced by Roman Abramovich since 2004? Chelsea fans in the Stamford Bridge end booed Andre Villas-Boas and chanted the name of Jose Marino, as Chelsea only managed a 1-1 draw against Championship club Birmingham … [Read more...]

Ukraine coach Andriy Shevchenko speaks to FIFA.com about the race to Russia 2018 in one of Europe's tightest sections, with just two points separating four teams: Croatia, Iceland, Turkey and the Ukrainians.

Roberto Fernandez, a star of the Paraguay U-17 side heading to India for the U-17 World Cup, tells FIFA.com why he isn't bothered by the 2am starts that form part of their preparations for the global finals.

Atlético lost just one of the 23 European games they played under Diego Simeone at the Vicente Calderón – can they be just as formidable at the Estadio Metropolitano, starting against Chelsea on Wednesday?